Combined rake and rock remover



Nov. 20 1923..

B. E. STORR COMBINED RAKE AND BOOK REMOVER Filed Dec. 1,

Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

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""Be it known that BERT EDWARD S'ronn, a.

citizen of the United States, residing, at. Bay View, in the county ofSkagit and State of Washington, has invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Rakes and Rock Removers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a combined rake and fork particularly adaptedfor raking and removing rocks from the soil and for pitching hay or thelike.

The invention comprehends the provision of a fork having movable tinesand rigid tines adapted for cooperation in one position of the movabletines to form a complete fork and in another position thereof to form afork and a rake either of which may be used for the purpose designed. In

the first position mentioned the fork is better adapted for pitching hayand the like while in the last mentioned relation the invention isdesigned for use in raking and removing stones and the like from soil.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a simplestructure including a I handle, a cross-piece mounted on the end I ofthe handle provided with tines, and a sleeve provided with tines mountedon the cross-piece or bar carried by the handle, and adapted for limitedrotation thereon, together with a desired means for locking the sleevein predetermined positions.

Other, features of the invention and the details of construction arepointed out in the following description and claims;

In the drawings:

Figure 1' is a plan view of the fork.

' Figure 2 is aside elevation showing the movable tines in dotted linesin rake formin position. 1 V V I igure 3 is a side elevation of a forkshowing a modified form of tine operating means.

1 indicates a handle provided at one end with a cross-bar 2, having asocket 3, extending from the central portion for receiving and securingthe cross-bar to the handle. This cross-bar 2 is provided with aplurality of tines 5 rigidly secured thereto and extending in such arelation to the handle that.

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A sleeve 7 is mounted on the cross-bar 2,

'fcrllimited rotative .movementand is pro-f v ,v1ded witha plurality oftinesS, hereafter designated movable tines adaptedto lie between thestationary tines 5 and in the same plane therewith in one position ofthe sleeve. The sleeve is formed with slots 9, through which projecttines 5 and the socket 3 carried by the cross-bar, while the .endtine 8'of the movable tines is provided with an opening 10 to receive a boltllwhich is adapted for threaded cooperation with the' openings 6 to lockthe movable tines and sleeve in predetermined positions. a

In one predetermined position of the movable tines, they lie between thestationary tines as shown in Fig. 1 in the plane of said stationarytines, in which *position the forkis adapted for use in pitching hay V-and thelike in an obvious manner, all of the tines cooperating inforking the hay. The movable tines have another position indicated indotted lines Figure 2, in which position the invention may be used as arake, them'ovable tines serving as the rake teeth as theyare disposedsubstantially at right angles to the handle; or asa fork, the stationarytines forming the fork. In this double use of the inventio'nit isobvious that the handleis disposed at a different angle to the groundwhen the form is being used than when it is used as a rake. Themovement' of the tines from one position to the i other isaccomplished,simply by removing thebolt 11 from one of the holes 6 rotating."

the sleeve a desired amount and placing the bolt in the other opening 6.

In the modified construction shown in i By operating this rod the sleevemay be rotated for moving the tines 8 into fork as desired, the rod andthe handle being grasped together to. hold the movable tines in-fixedposition in use.

The tine operating structure takes the forming relation or rake formingposition place of the bolt 11 and provides a more convenient means forrotating the sleeve and movable tines.

What I claim is V 1. A combined fork and rake comprising stationarytines forming a fork-having a handle extendingtherefrom a sleeve mountedfor movement with relation to the sta tionary tines, said sleevefhavingiauxiliary tines operating between the stationary tines,

a projection from the sleeve, and a bolt for interlockingsald pro ectionwith the Sta tionary "tines in a plurality of positions,

whereby 'theauxiliary tines may be' ar ranged in a plurality ofrelations with .re-

sp'eet 'to the stationary tines.

lugformed at one terminal of the sleeve and having a plurality ofopenings adapted to be registered at will with an opening 7 in one ofthe stationary tines, and a bolt to engage the registering openings,whereby the stationary tines'and auxiliary tines may be secured in aplurality of positions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signafl t BERT EDWARD sToRR.

